Notable deaths of 2011: Film and television

CaptionBert Schneider

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The iconoclastic producer of "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "The Last Picture Show" and the Oscar-winning "Hearts and Minds" helped filmmakers break out of the studio system. Schneider also co-created the Monkees, the popular made-for-TV rock quartet modeled on the Beatles who starred in...

The iconoclastic producer of "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "The Last Picture Show" and the Oscar-winning "Hearts and Minds" helped filmmakers break out of the studio system. Schneider also co-created the Monkees, the popular made-for-TV rock quartet modeled on the Beatles who starred in... (Associated Press)

Emmy Award-winning Harry Morgan played LAPD Officer Bill Gannon opposite Jack Webb in "Dragnet" and Col. Sherman T. Potter in the hit series "MASH." He also appeared on the Broadway stage and in more than 50 films. Above, Morgan, right, with "MASH" costars Alan Alda and Mike Farrell. He was 96....

Emmy Award-winning Harry Morgan played LAPD Officer Bill Gannon opposite Jack Webb in "Dragnet" and Col. Sherman T. Potter in the hit series "MASH." He also appeared on the Broadway stage and in more than 50 films. Above, Morgan, right, with "MASH" costars Alan Alda and Mike Farrell. He was 96....

Sues was a campy regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," playing characters including effeminate sportscaster Big Al and perpetually hung-over children's show host Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal. He was 85. Full obituaryNotable film and television deaths of 2011 (Associated Press)

The character actor carved out a career playing rough-and-tumble villains, most notably the backwoods man who sexually assaults Ned Beatty's character in the 1972 film "Deliverance." He also appeared in a string of Clint Eastwood movies -- "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "The Gauntlet," "Every Which...

The character actor carved out a career playing rough-and-tumble villains, most notably the backwoods man who sexually assaults Ned Beatty's character in the 1972 film "Deliverance." He also appeared in a string of Clint Eastwood movies -- "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "The Gauntlet," "Every Which... (File photo)

The director of "Women in Love," Russell was described as an enfant terrible of British cinema, specializing in films about musicians and music, notably the Who's "Tommy." Above, Russell with British model Twiggy during the filming of the movie "The Boy Friend" in 1971. He was 84. Full obituary...

The director of "Women in Love," Russell was described as an enfant terrible of British cinema, specializing in films about musicians and music, notably the Who's "Tommy." Above, Russell with British model Twiggy during the filming of the movie "The Boy Friend" in 1971. He was 84. Full obituary... (Associated Press)